Her figure faded into the night as she slowly walked out of the range of surveillance cameras.As Duke tried to jump to the next camera, he heard his assistant say, “Mr. Winters, at the end of this road, is an abandoned unfinished building. The government has approved the blasting within one month. So, there are no cameras installed nearby…”Duke’s gaze darkened. “Are there any surveillance cameras at the end of the road?”“After the crude construction, you’ll reach a small fishing village. It was acquired by Gardner Corporation three years ago. The fishermen evacuated a month ago. So far, a demolition project is in the works, so no cameras there…”Jake’s forehead was drenched in cold sweat as Duke stared at him with his cold gaze. “But there are some fishing boats with cameras nearby. I’ll look into it.”Duke looked at the screen where Adina was at. He unconsciously lifted his hand and touched it gently. “Addy, don’t leave me… “The children are waiting for you to come home…”
Even if Adeena sat in the corner of the banquet hall, she would still be the most eye-catching presence among the guests.She said calmly, “Mother, I don’t want to marry anyone.”“What are you talking about, silly?” Jada held her hand. “It’s been a customary rule for thousands of years that men and women get married when they are of age. Since we raised you, it’s our responsibility to help you find a good husband from a good family. Mr. Finnian is an excellent option. You can try to date him.”“That’s right, Adeena. The Finnian family is a very powerful family in Cloud City. It’s a blessing to get married to Mr. Finnian” Jada’s other daughter said with a sweet smile. Even so, there was a hint of jealousy in her smile.‘Adeena was adopted by the Willis family four years ago. She lived a suppressed life under the family, yet she still acts so arrogantly. ‘The most enviable thing is her face. She’s gorgeous, and there is not a single flaw on her fair face.‘She has a faint aura tha
“Even if your father had not rescued her, the fishermen who were there would have. Regardless, she’ll still be alive. But it’s different for your case…” Jada said earnestly, “If Adeena had not shown up, if it wasn’t for her blood being compatible with yours, if it wasn’t for the successful exchange transfusion, you would be dead now…”“Alright, alright. Stop it!” Ruth stood up, upset. “Don’t ever tell her that she saved me. Or else, she’ll act even more arrogantly in front of me!”She swung her hand and walked into the banquet hall.Jada sighed. The Willis family had taken great pains to save their daughter.After a decade, they finally found Adeena, whose blood matched Ruth’s. They went against Adeena’s will and forced her to go through the exchange transfusion operation with Ruth.At that time, Adeena was pregnant. After that surgery, Ruth slowly recovered. On the other hand, Adeena was in a coma for a year. When she woke up, she had lost her memories. They then adopted
Adeena went to the bathroom to touch up her makeup. Whenever she looked at herself in the mirror, she always seemed to see something else through her reflection. Even so, she could not detect anything when she tried to look closer at herself.‘I’ve visited doctors several times, but they could not find the cause of my amnesia.‘I might either just live the rest of my life feeling out of place all the time.‘Or I might suddenly regain all my memories…‘I keep having a feeling that someone is waiting for me to come home…’After she put on lipstick, she walked out of the bathroom. She saw Jack holding champagne at the front.‘In the past three years in the Willis family, I’ve met many dignitaries in Cloud City with Jada.‘I’m no fool. I knew Jada’s real intention of taking me to meet these people. I can consider myself pretty, and the Willis family hopes to marry me to a Cloud City dignitary. With that, it’ll raise their status to a higher level.‘Even though they saved my life,
Adeena raised her foot high up and kicked Jack.“You b*tch!” Jack was on the floor, holding his chest with a disbelief expression. “Who gave you the courage to…” She dusted her hands and brushed the dust off her shoulders. “I’ve given you a chance to walk away. Serve you right.”“Jack, what happened?!” Ruth hurriedly emerged from the corner of the corridor, panicking. “Deena, how could you do anything to Jack? He’s the future heir of the Finnian family. If you were to offend the Finnian family, Mr. and Mrs. Finnian won’t let you off the hook!”Adeena looked calm. “Well, in order to make sure the Willis family doesn’t get entangled by this, let’s meet in court.”“The Finnian family is very powerful. Why would you lodge a report?!” Ruth helped Jack to stand on his feet. “Deena, Jack just wanted to talk to you. Why do you hit him? How will you explain this to Mother and Father?”Adeena took out her phone from her purse and pressed it. They then heard Jack’s voice playing from it.
Jada raised her head and stared quietly at her daughter.“Mom, why are you looking at me like that…?” Ruth was a little scared. “I didn’t say anything wrong. She was being pretentious, completely unlike someone who has been living under someone else’s roof…”“When Jack insulted Adeena, were you the one who instigated it?” Jada asked slowly. “I just heard Jack call Adeena a whore. Were you the one who told him Adeena had kids?”Ruth felt really guilty, but she remained stubborn. “It’s not like I lied. Adeena did give birth to a child. Didn’t you tell me this yourself?”Slap!Jada slapped her.“Mom, why did you slap me?!” Ruth cupped her face. “I only told Jack the truth. What did I do wrong? I grew up with Jack, but you made us break up! That’s not all! You’re going to stick Jack with someone’s used goods, and I’m just kindly reminding him of that, can’t I?”“Because of you, that child in Adeena’s stomach was taken out at seven months. And because the baby was underdeveloped, the
For the value of this set of jewelry that Adeena wore four years ago to be worth more than all her belongings… Especially the Heart of the Ocean. The people of Cloud City have heard this name, but no one had ever seen it before.“She’s not an ordinary person,” Jada said coolly, “Because we had to treat your illness, your father and I stashed away her possessions for fear that her family would come to retrieve her. But your illness has gotten better, so I’ve decided to help Adeena find her family. I also don’t want her to call me mother in vain.” “Mom, don’t you think she may have stolen all these?”“Who would wear stolen things in public?” Jada asked. “She is also acting so naturally about it, so she’s most likely not the daughter of an ordinary family.”“If that’s the case, then all the more reason that we can’t let her marry into the Finnian family and come into contact with more powerful families.” Ruth had a cunning glint in her eye. “If she found her family, they would thorou
Adeena lay on the hospital bed and allowed the doctor to perform the gynecological examination.“Your body is quite healthy, and there doesn’t seem to be any major problems.”Adeena lifted the flap herself and pointed at the surgical scar on her abdomen, she then asked, “Was this caused by an appendectomy?”The gynecologist adjusted her spectacles and reached over to touch the area around the scar. She frowned and said, “The incision for an appendectomy should not be here. Generally, a C-section would have been performed here to remove a child…”Adeena’s heart plummeted.‘I really did have a child!’Jada had never told her this, but it was clear that everyone in the Willis family knew about it.She took a deep breath and asked, “Can you make a guess as to roughly when I had the Cesarean from the scarring?”The doctor gave her a suspicious glance. She never had a patient ask such a strange question before…“Please evaluate it for me, doctor.”Adeena opened her purse, pulled ou